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G. H. REYNOLDS.

SUBMARINE TORPEDO 30M.

Patented Aug. 16, 1881 WZZzeeases fieremior @ifzx 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 G. H.REYNOLDS. -SUBMARINE TORPEDO BOAT.

No. 245,864. Patented Au 16,1881.

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G. H. REYNOLDS. SUBMARINE TORPEDO BOAT. No. 245,864, 1

Patented Aug. 16, 1881..

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Be it known that I, Gnoeoo E. itcrironoe,

of the oity,-coon'y, and State of New York,

more invented certain new and useful. improve- 5 meets inTorpedo-Vessels, also applicable in port to other vessels; and I dohereby declare tlmtthc following is a description of the some,

reference lacing lied to theaccompenyingdrew loge, which form part ofthis specification.

This invention is mainly designed to be applied. to self-propellingcontrollable torpedovessels, and I eloellhe're describe it accordingly,

and as applied to a. vessel such description in which an electriccurrent PRSSQLii-l'llflllgll on i insulated-wire cable is used as tirecootroilingpower; out the several parts, or certain of them, incybe modeto perform their various functions in veseele not employing electricityas the controlling-power.

on line portion of the invention relates to the form} or construction ofthe hull of e. torpedo or submarine vessel; and in order to explain ibisport oi, the invention and its objects or er ventegce, I would observethat tlievcssel slionlcl be of such form that it is not liable to (livetoo deep under writer, and, on the other lie-nil, ionotinclincdtorentoomiiciiebovewoter. Sun posing e.- i'eseel to liecigar-shaped all: and of approximerely-horizontal shovel sleeve in 0cironntliemeltliongli tlze vessel maybe :10 ballasted that elie will lieperfectly level and fair in the water when at rest, she will either runout or unrler water when running or. ii high. opeer'gocccoriiingly asher forward part is 5 shaped. to turn up or down. To obviete tine andfacilitate the steering, l conetrocz the we eel one o cylindrical bodyhaving a. stern of conical form and e bow of Wedge or ex shape, with itsconverging sides vertical.

The invention also consists in the combinetioo, with e.eubinerineresscl, of eight or targel; rolls hingeil so that they may beadjusted into onepprorimatcly-lioricontci position or swung into anupright position; also, in tire .5 combination, wiili the vessel andsoon edges chic sight or target rods, of on electriocircuit colole andmechanism which is controlled by 2 current of electricity for operatingsaid rods.

Again, the invention consists, in c'combinetion, with movelale eight ortarget rode opplieil to the veseel, of an ectnetingcyliniler earl pietoocool controlling liqniil cylinder and piston ror framing and loweringsoirl rods and for lime combination, with rising and loweringtarget-rode at or near opposite ends oi the rec reel, of one or moreconnecting-rods for simulteneonely operating seiii target-rods by oneanti the come means, and which preferably earn aisle ofen'ectneting-cylinder and its. piston and controlling liquid cylinderand its piston,

or. in lire ease of the steering devices.

The invention also consists in the combination, with asnbmerioe vessel,of two or more connected co l simultaneouslyoperated side rnililere oncash eirle oi the vescel,for directing the vessel npnoril :md'ilownwarilwhile keeping it. in e. horizontal position, and; on acme-tinc,"eylimler. and. piston for the operotion of the" will rnilrlerssimultaneously by means of cow proceed air or other finial underpressure.

The invention also consists in vcrions details oi'construction andcombinations of ports to be hereinafter described.

in the accompanying drewings,-Fig,nre 1 .re iresents a. plain oi atorpedo boot or'veseel constructed in accordance with the invention.-Fig. 2 is a vertical 'longilindinzll section-of the some, anti. Fig. 3is o'siile view thereof. Figs. 8c

4: and 5 are a plan and elevation, respectively,

of tlie sight or target roil apparatus. Figo. 6 and 7 ere a. siderelocation and longitudinal ceciion, respectively, open a larger scale,oioertziio portions of seirl target-rod ripper-cine. 8'5 Fige. 8, 9, andiii are 2. plan, vertical longi turlinai section, end. transversesection respecti'vely, or" the water-weighting and buoy cncycompartments.

Referring in the first inelence, or more pee 9o iicolerly, to Figs. 1,2, coil 3 oi the drowings, A ie the hotly portion oi the boil, w oicliis preferably oi cylindrical form, terminating in o. cone, B, in 'lillBreen'anfi ertonrleil in front to connect with or form a; how, 0, ofwedge or 5 eliepe construction, boring its converging cities vertical.This construction of the hull hes-cereroi advantages Tonethecoce-soeperl cit eneliles rile recr rudder, l), to change the coerceoi the vessel in e, lntercl direction :00

quickly, and the six-shaped how Zor forward portion prevents anytendency of the vessel to alive forward, and provides for the vesselrechaining on the same even heel or level both when running and when at;rest. The bodyA. is made up in part of a flask or reservoir, E,

which carries the uiotivc or propelling agent.

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Serial agent may be compressed air or a. gas I or a high state ofcompression. The body A has nlso within it, or is made up in parl; of,-iher chamber, 1*, Figs, 1, 8, 9, and 10, for reception of n cable,which serves the. double purpose of holding the vessel in check and, bymeans of an insulated wire or wires within the cable, ofest-shlishing anelectric communice-tier: between the torpedo-vessel aml another ship orthe shore, to control the movemerits of the torpedo. Said cable ispacked in the form of n cylindrical coil within the charm loci: F, andis paid out from it as the boat or vessel advances. The chamber F issomewhat larger than is necessary for the cable, and I arrange in theupper part of it, above the cable, what may be termed. abuoyancy-chamher, G, for the following purpose. In all vessole of "theclass to which this belongs the weight of hheni so nearly equals theirdisplacement that there is always a, tendency for ihezn to turn over inthe water, The buoyancychamber G, which is simply an sir-chsmhen assists in obviating this. Thus holes is are rnhde in the bottom of thecable-chamber F These holes allow the water on the outsideol' the boat;to pass freely in and out, and as the coat; runs the cable by which thebout is held in check ormede capable of recovery when at; n distance,and by which the electrical current to control the movement; of theheels or explo sion oi -she charge is communicated, passes out from thecenter oi'the coil in the chamber 1 in nn-aftwsrri direction through cpipe or tube, E. This action causes quite n rapid flow of water alongwith the cable out oithe chamber F, and any air in the said chamber isgraduzflly curried out; with the Water, But the air- Light chamberG uponthe cover, or in she upper part of the cable-chamber F, serves to buoyup the vessel and to prevent her turning over by reason of said chamberG- having it fixed position in the upper part; of the vessel.

The engine I, which drives the propeller J, is placed in separatecompartment, K, Fig. 2, and is nlloweil. to be submerged by circulatingwntr from the outside tbroughsaid compartment, for thepurposo of keepingthe temperature of the engine-cylinder and its pipes and valves shelltimes shove the freezing-point.

Pipes 0 cl plies ihrough the cubic-chamber h,

one, a, of which serves to connect the hush h] wilhlho propeller-enginel, Emil. she oiher, d,- o fi-wliich is connected. with the pump workcolby the engine, null serves to hoop up an increasing charge of waterwithin she boat; to compensate for the loss of weight. by the use of thegas, The shaft; oi the wopelier and its engine is made hollow, that ismay serve as an of a separate application for Letters Patenlyit is not;necessary here to describe them.

.3 S, Figs. 1,2,end 3 of the llrawiugsorc side defiectin grudrlers fordirecting the. course of the vessel up and down. More may be two or moreof these rudders on each side of the vessel but; only two are represented, placed near the emls thereofend'oonnecteilby rods t t,

as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The whole of these rudders are connectedtogelihersnd are cpcr- Med simultaneously by means oi n piston in on airor gas cylinder, M, (see Fig. 2,) which is supplied with compressed. airthe rescryoir or flask E, the piston-rod of said piston being shown nearthe righhhaucl end of Fig.2 as furnisheil for this purpose with a rack,i", which geers'with e toothedsector, S, on the shaft, which is commonto the two side rudders, which are arranged near one end of the boat.The said piston is connected with a piston in another cylinder, P, whichI term it controlling-cylinder, by which the'movcmerits of the soldrudders are controlled, and by which they are locked in any desiredposition; but as I intend to make this controlling cylinder and pistonand their appurtenances the subject of e separate application for patcht,

'llQflllfllllEl description of them is here necessery. 'lhe connectionand gearing of the said siclc rudders are such that all are kept at thesame angle to the horizon, and as they are arranged near the ends oilzhe vessel they will,

or {resfrom when sec at coy angle to lcheccnt'erliue oi the vessel, allhaves uniform icnricucy to produce the riesceui; or ascent of each. endoi'fthe vessel, and so cause the letter to rise and fell in such manneras to keep it longitudinally in a horizontal position in the water atall times.

'i. T are the sight or target rods, to which are attached the targets VV for indicating shove hheweter the position and. direction of thevessel when the ietccris submerged. These XOllB are hinged to the top ofthe vessel at a suitable distance apart, and are connected byconnecting-rods U to insure their simultanecue eciion. When down theylie close to the top of the vessel, They are raised ,jzo a verticcl orany other desirable posifiionhy means of a; toothed sector, S, (seeFigs. 2 and 5,) proair one gee from said cylinder. This velveiscontrolled by an electric current through the shore-described cable.

sage at one point oylindes and pistonfor said rods and for limiting therapidity of their ens-ses- I 3 oonnected with a piston working in whatmay be called a' controlling-cylinder, P (see Figs. 5, 6,, and 7,) whichis filled=withiany suitable incompressible liquid, and between whose"ends there is'communicstion by an outside passage, 'n, in which isplaced a screw or other stop or. valve, g, by which to contract thepasfor the urpose of more or less checking the passage of the liquidfrom one endot the'eylinder to the other, and there} hymore or lessretarding the movement of its piston, and so regulating the velocity ofthe piston of the actuating-cylinder M an'dthereby controlling themovement of the targets.

instead of the outside passage, N, on the eontr Hing-cylinder B, th remight be a passage hrough the pistono said cylinder.

What I claim'ss my involution, and desire to secure by LettersPatent,is-. y

1; submarine vessel having its hull constructed of a cylindrical body,terminating at its one end in a conical stem and at its. other end in avertical sided v Wedge or on shaped how, snbstsntially as speci- 2, Theooinbination, with a submarine vessei, of sightortanget rods hinged sothat they may he odjnsted into an approximately-horiposition orswunginto an upright post lion, substantially as specified.

The combination, with adjustable sight'or tsrget rods applied to thevessel, of an actuatinpj oylinder and piston,

raising and lowering motion, essentially as described.

4. The combination, with rising and lowering torgetrods at or nearopposite, ends of more oonnecting rods for olsly operating saidtarget-rods by d the some means or actuating devices to one oisold-rods, substantially as The said piston is also and verticaledgedand controlling liquid 5. The. Combination, with a submarine vessel, ofadjustable sight or target rods, an eleo-' trio-circuit cable,.andmechanism actuated by an electric current through said cable foroperating said rods, substantially as speoified.

6. The combination, with a submarine ves- $81, of an adjustable sight;or target rod, 2. toothed sector attached thereto, an operating cylinderand piston, and a rack upon the piston-rod engaging with said sector,substantially as specified.

7. Theoombination, with a submarine ressel, of adjustable sight ortarget rods, a cylinder and a piston to be operated by sir or gas foradjustin said rods,avalve controllingtlhe admission 0 air or gas to saidcylinder, and an electric cable through which said valve is operated,substantiallyas specified.

8. Theoombination, with. a submarine vessol, of adjustable sight orguide rods connected together lay-a connecting-rod, a toothed seotorattached to one of said-rods, an operating; syliuder and piston, a rackupon the piston-rod engaging with said sector, and a Vttiift: oper" atedby electricity for controlling the operation of. said piston,

substantislly as specified, 9. The combination, with a submarine vessol,of two or more side rudders on eaon side thereof, all connected to beoperated sirnnltaneoosly and set at corresponding angles of inclination,and an for operating the same, substantially-as and forthe'purposeherein set forth.

10. The combination, with a submarine vessel, of two or-more siderudders on each side thereof, a oonneoting-rod oonneoting. the roddersupon each side to thereto, and an operating cylinder and pistoncontrolled by the eleotrio current for aotoatlug said rudders,substantially as specified.

GEE. H. REYEQLDS.

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actuating cylinder or piston give. uniform motion

